Senior Data Science Engineer

About The Role
Hippo Digital is recruiting for a Senior Data Science Engineer you join our growing consultancy. This role sits within our wider Data Engineering Team – you’ll be a part of a like-minded, talented and passionate group of Engineers who are delivering awesome things for our clients. We are looking for someone who is inquisitive, excels in solving complex data-centric problems, ready to explore and visualise data and bring their experience and knowledge on the importance on utilising data to aid in commercial decision making.

We are looking for someone to bring their experience from a commercial environment to this role – you will be working as part of the wider Data Engineering Team and will be involved in elements of Engineering that sit outside of traditional Data Science.

Requirements of the Role

• Experience in developing and expanding Data Science capabilities
• Deliver business impact across all areas
• Solid experience working with concepts relevant to data ethics and privacy
• Understand product delivery from requirements to desirable business outcomes
• Develop complex solutions using a range of Data Science techniques, whilst understanding any ethical considerations
• Understand the role and benefits of Data Science within the organisation
• Support capability building within the organisation
• Collaborate with others to develop Data Science solutions and outputs supporting the organisation
• Prepare and manipulate data, and perform complex analytics
• Present and communicate effectively

Skills and experience that you need
We need people who are open to new technologies, quick to adapt, and quick to learn. If you don’t have one of the following, please apply and we can discuss in more detail.

• Strong experience in Machine Learning
• Experience is at least one core coding language (Python, R, Java, etc.)
• Experience in relevant Data Manipulation, Machine Learning and Statistical Analysis coding packages (eg. in python: NumPy, Scikit-Learn, Pandas, Matplotlib etc.)
• Strong skills in data exploration, cleansing, modelling and presentation
• Strong experience in testing data models and Machine Learning Models
• Strong experience in data presentation and visualisation

Desirable Technical Experience

• At least one Cloud Provider (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Databases such as SQL / NoSQL
• End-to-end data pipelines
• Source Control and Version Control (e.g. Git)

What makes us great
As well as a competitive salary which we’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme (Hippo 6% with employee contributions of 2%)
• 25 days holiday plus UK public holidays
• Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts
• Critical illness cover
• Life assurance and death in service cover
• Volunteer days
• Cycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclists
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Financial and general wellbeing sessions
• Flexible benefits scheme with options of:
• private health cover
• private dental cover
• additional company pension contributions
• additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)
• wellbeing contribution
• charity contributions
• tree planting

Hi, we’re Hippo Digital.At Hippo Digital, we design with empathy and build for impact. We do this by combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design and software engineering. We're a digital services partner who is genuinely invested in helping our clients thrive as modern organisations. Our delivery methodology is truly agile, from concept to reality, supporting innovation and continuous improvement to achieve your desired outcomes.

We firmly believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. We take a human-centred approach to everything we do because we understand that complex problems require a service design approach. This means understanding how users behave and ensuring our solutions work for them in the real world.

Our combination of data, design, and engineering delivers bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. We're confident in our abilities, authentic in our approach, and passionate about what we do. If you're looking for a digital services partner that can deliver real results, let us help you build for the future and make a lasting impact.

Hippo locations
We are headquartered in Leeds and located across the UK in Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. We're on the lookout for top talent nationwide, so don't let location hold you back from applying. We welcome candidates from all over the UK who possess the flexibility to work from any of our locations. Plus, we offer a generous relocation support package of up to £8k to help make your move a smooth one. It's worth noting that, given the dynamic nature of our business, you may be required to work on-site at client locations or from your own home.

Diversity and Inclusion at Hippo Digital: A commitment to lasting change
At Hippo Digital, we're wholeheartedly dedicated to promoting diversity, equality and inclusion. For us, it's not about checking off boxes but about making a true, lasting difference. Having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem-solving while fostering an inclusive environment that benefits everyone. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and join us on this important journey.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £55,000.00-£72,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester